John Ruggie

John Ruggie
Ruggie in 2012
Born
John Gerard Ruggie

(1944-10-18)18 October 1944
Died16 September 2021(2021-09-16) (aged 76)
SpouseMary Ruggie
Children1
Academic background
EducationMcMaster University (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
InfluencesErnst B. Haas
Academic work
DisciplineInternational relations
InstitutionsColumbia University
Harvard University

John Gerard Ruggie (18 October 1944 – 16 September 2021) was the Berthold Beitz Research Professor in Human Rights and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University and an affiliated professor in international legal studies at Harvard Law School.[1]

He was an influential scholar in the field of international relations, as well as an influential policy-maker in the United Nations.[2][3][4] In the field of international relations, Ruggie made contributions to international regimes, constructivism, epistemes, multilateralism, and embedded liberalism.[2] His 1982 article on Embedded Liberalism is the most widely cited article in international political economy.[2]

  1. ^ "Faculty page". Harvard Kennedy School. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Adler, Emanuel; Sikkink, Kathryn (2022). "What Made John Ruggie's World Transformation Theory and Practice Hang Together". International Organization: 1–10. doi:10.1017/S0020818322000042. ISSN 0020-8183.
  3. ^ Walt, Stephen M. "A Realist Tribute to an Extraordinary Idealist". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Obituary: John Ruggie, architect of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights". Responsible Investor. Retrieved 28 November 2021.